Just like many other products offered by Sole Fitness, their e25 elliptical has won a "Best Buy" award. It's a well-made, budget-priced machine that offers many convenience and design features that stand out in this lower end of the market. In this article, we'll examine the benefits and disadvantages of this aerobic fitness product.

Sole E25 Benefits

The most substantial benefits with this model are the convenience features, which do not always come with an elliptical in this price range. For starters, there is a built-in fan to ensure you stay cool during longer workouts and a built-in water bottle holder to prevent interruptions in workouts for hydration.

There is also a built-in MP3 player connection with a speaker system embedded in the console. While some consumer reviewers complain that the speaker quality is not top notch, it is a luxury to find a lower end cross-trainer with this feature included at all.

There are also some benefits to some of the design elements of this model. The foot treads are designed to reduce stress on the knees and ankles, which comes from the typical angle of the pedals on most lower priced models. The foot treads move forward as well as backward and operate extremely quiet thanks to a superior quality drive system.

This machine has a stride length of 20 inches. This is long enough to comfortably accommodate even taller users (those over 6 feet).

The blue backlit LED console is a decent size and offers basic feedback. It is not as impressive or easy to read as other consoles on more advanced models, but it is satisfactory for the price range.

Sole E25 Disadvantages

This model runs rather smooth when compared with many other elliptical in the lower end of the market and it is suitable for users up to 325 pounds. That said; at higher speeds users in the heavier end of that weight range feel a slight lack of stability.

While this model does come with an incline capability of up to 30 degrees, it is not electronically controlled. This means the machine must be stopped so the user can manually lift the incline, which prevents changing this feature during the workout for interval training.

The e25 does come with the exceptional lifetime warranty on the frame, but has only 3 years on parts and electronics and 1 year on labor. This is an impressive offering for this lower price range of the market.

When you compare the e25 to other elliptical machines in the same price bracket, it is a clear stand-out. It's worth consideration if you're looking for basic features and solid reliability.